The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-04-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Meeting ut Faribault and Decisive Steps Taken
to Help Along the enforcement Of the Inter.
State Law.

| State Law.
| A meeting in response to II call OF busl-
ness men OF Minnesota was held recently
at Faribault, Rice county.
| The meeting was called to order by j. K.
Parshall, president OF the Faribault board
of trade. Mayor Elect John l.. Townley
delivered an address OF welcome, and was
followed by Hon. A. d. keyes, OF Fari-
bau t, who set forth very strongly the rail
| road determinations and other abuses,
and the Importance OF sustaining the inter-
state railroad law. Some twenty OF the
principal town in Southern Minnesota
were represented by delegates.
j. NJ. Burlingame, from the committee
on organizations presented a report as fol-
| lows:
| First-This organization shall be known
As the Business Mems Association OF the
| State OF Minnesota. The object oil this
association shall be to secure equal and
| just rates softransportation OF ofpersons and
property, in accordance with state and ma
tional legislation.
| Second-Ths association shall consist
OF one member from each board OF trade,
each business mems associati ton and each
| farmer organization in the state, who shall
be elected for term OF one year and un-
til their successors are elected; provided
| that no Incorporated municipal organiza-
ton and no township shall be entitled to
more than one member. and provided fur
ther that the delegates from each organi-
zation here represented shall select one
member to represent such organization un-
til the annual meeting which shall be call
ed to assemble on the first Tuesday OF
June next.
Third-The officers OF this association
shall be a president, first and second vice
presidents, II secretary, treasurer, and
an executive committee vi seven members,
to be elected by this convention and an
nually thereafter by the regula; annual
meeting OF the association, whose duty it
shall be to represent this association in all
matters pertuining to the objects OF this
association. The executive committee is
empowered to fill all vacancies occurring in
| the offices OF this aSsO ciation, to serve
until the next succeeding annual meeting.
Fourth-The annual meetings OF this as
ISOLATION shall be held on the first Tuesday
in June in each year at such place as may
be designated by the executive committee
Of which due notice shall be given. Special
meetings shall be called by the president
upon request Of the executive committee or
| OF the III emb bers of the association.
| Fifth-The president, vice presidents and
secretary shall be ex. officio members OF the
executive committee and officers thereof.
Sixth-The fee for membership in this as
sociation shall be So. Additional sums
shall be provided for by equitable assess
ments made under the direction OF the
executive committee.
| Mankato was che sen as the place OF the
next convention on June 7th.
The committee on nomination OF officers
made the following report which was adopt
| ed:
E. E. Pope, president; N. P. Calhoun.
first vice president; John F. Norrish, Sec
ond vice president: j. NJ. Burlingame, third
| D..
Sargent, Albert Lea; J r. Parshall, Fari-
bault: j. H. Miller Wabasha; r. o. Hall,
Austin; c. p. Carpenter, Pennington; o..
F. Perkins, Northfield; o. A. Erickson,
Red Wing, executive committee.
After long discussion it was resol we'd
to appoint one member from each organ
ization represented, to be u member OF the
organization until regular delegates are
elected to attend the annual meeting in
June. The following were elected:
R. C. Libby, Hastings; R. NJ. Todd, AL
bert Lea; James Nj. Pugh, Waseca;
j. R. Rust, Zumbrota; c. P. Car
penter Pennington; N. Schaeffer. Owa-
tonna; T. B. Seager, Cannon Falls; L.
A. Moore, Mankato c. T. Rand. Wabasha;
A. E. Hazard, Rushford; j. N. Powers,
Morristown; J. T. Ames, Northfield; D. E.
bault; F. Mertin, Jordan c. E. Edwards,
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, intermediate cities and places
have heretofore suffered in their material
interests by the grossly unjust dis
ordinations of railway companies
in the carriage OF freights, in
favor OF terminal points AMI against such
intermediate points, to the demorlization,
and in many cases total destruction OF
| many of the business enterprises and in
dustries OF such intermediate places; and
whereas the charge of a greater sum for a
short than for long haul, tending as it
does to build up and favor certain ter min
al points, and impoverlsh all Others, con-
stitutes in our judgment, discrimination
in it's most glaring and vicious form; and
whereas the interstate commerce law
was enacted to secure just and rea-
sonable rates OF transportation OF
persons and property to all sections OF our
common country in the interest of general
prosperity, rather than the abnormal
growth of favored terminal railroad GEN.
ters and whereas, in our judgment the i'm
partial enforcement OF that law will tend to
advance the commercial and material in
terests of the whole state and country;
and whereas there is a reasonable cause to
believe that certain heretofore favored
railroad centers, particularly terminal
points as we'll as the railroads themselves,
are now contem plating measures to render
Intellectual said law, and to evade and sus-
pend such OF it's provisions as are not in
their special interest;
Resolved, That while we recognize the
railroads as prominent factors in the de.
velopment OF the state and would do moth.
ing to impair their usefulness or render
their actual inves tments unprofit table, yet,
that we do ins ist that their management
should be so regulated as to secure just
and reasonable rates for the transporta-
tion OF persons and property to all citizens
and to all portions of the state.
Resolved, That all sections OF this
state, outside OF two or three IA
vored terminal railroad points, have
a common interest in these matters,
and should make an earnest and unit
ed effort to secure such thorough and
impartial enforcement OF the interstate
law, and of all state laws regulating COM
mon carriers, that no persons or sections
shall be enriched or built up at the ex.
pense or improverishment Of other per-
sons or sections, but in such manner as to
secure general prosperity throughout the
state.
Resolved, That this organization
should promptly take measures to bring
to the knowledge Of the commercial,
manufacturing and producing inter
ests OF the whole state the gross
Oi6crlI0lnaCiOnH III lreignp pFaUc WHlcn
have heretofore been practieed against any
of them, and that it should be on the alert,
and prepared to meet with arguments,
facts and figures, efforts that shall ba
made with the ipterstate commerce com.
mission to inequitably evade or suspend
any OF the provisions OF the law applicable
to this state.
Whereas. The laws OF the state
declare that it shall be unlawful
Tor any common carrier to make
or give any unequal or unreasona-
BILE preference or advantage to any partic
ular person, company, firm, corporation
or locality on any particular traffic; and
Whereas said law authorizes and directs
the railroad commissioners Of this state to
compel railroad companies doing business
in this state to adopt fair and reasonable
rates for all classes Of freight without any
prejudice in any respect whatever; ilnd
whereas it is alleged that the present rates
| Of freight on shipments from Southern Min
nesotn points to Duluth are at least ioul
times greater per ton per mile from the
points Of shipment to st. Paul than from